ESA Climate Change Initiative Soil Moisture
Annually updated global climate data record of soil moisture spanning 40+ years from satellite observations. Feeds into Copernicus Climate Data Store.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, 40+ year record
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Soil Moisture
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Soil Moisture
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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